1971 Thea Porter Brocaded Cotton Gauze & Lace Flounce Dress designer-joy-stevens metallic lame fabric

metallic lame fabric

An inner dress that gently widens out through the skirt as it nears the hem

I see no missing or bare areas of beads

This looks like it should be very heavy but it is surprisingly light

a neat collar and just the hint of shape at the waist its simplicity is part of its appeal that allow the starkness of the black and white color and the girl wearing it to take center stage

1971 Thea Porter Brocaded Cotton Gauze & Lace Flounce Dress designer-joy-stevens metallic lame fabricThe label on this Thea Porter dress narrows down the dating process for us as it was only produced between October 1971 March 1972. To verify the exact date, I asked Laura McLaws Helms, the author of the book "Thea Porter, Bohemian Chic" and she verified for me that it was indeed from the 1971 collection. It is a beautiful example of Thea's work with a black cotton gauze brocade that has red and black diamond medallions scattered over its surface. The